IMPLEMENTING SMART AMBIENT BRIGHT LIGHT (SABL) IN NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH DEMENTIA: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES
Ying-Ling Jao, Julian Wang, Yo-Jen Liao, Diane Berish, Marie Boltz, Margaret Calkins · 2023
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Ying-Ling Jao and five co-authors report on putting smart lighting into nursing homes in this two thousand twenty-three paper. Agitation is common among residents with dementia, and drug-free ways to ease it are badly needed. Bright light therapy helps, but it is rarely set up in real care homes. The system here, SABL, uses tunable LED lights, sensors, and controllers. It adjusts indoor light across the day and draws on daylight.
The lights were placed in bedrooms, dining rooms, and activity rooms for four weeks. The paper lists hurdles faced during setup. Nursing home leaders raised concerns that had to be worked through. The authors pair each hurdle with a strategy that helped. Their account guides other homes that want steady, healthful light for residents with dementia.
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| CREATOR | Ying-Ling Jao, Julian Wang, Yo-Jen Liao, Diane Berish, Marie Boltz, Margaret Calkins |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |